Finally, the NBA season is over, all the talk about the NFL season situation isn’t quite as loud, and the MLB is at cruise control leading up to the All Star Break. All eyes will be on Vancouver for Game 7 of the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup Final. It’s been a strange, but extremely entertaining series [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Kemba Walker’s Afraid of Jimmer Mania?
Numerous reports have surfaced that the reason UConn Huskies star Kemba Walker has cancelled his last two workouts is because he doesn’t want to face Jimmer Fredette in one on one situations. This can’t be true, I mean I would feel comfortable attacking Jimmer’s defense. Yet, there they are, report after report of Kemba bailing [...]
Fantasy Baseball: The Anatomy of a Trade
Binyamin Zomberg The Roundup: Curtis Granderson hit 3 HR on consecutive days. He’s got 20 (!) already – 9 in only 70 AB versus lefties…Troy Tulowitzki strung together four multiple hit games and his batting average has now hopped up to .270. Coors Field is beginning to kick in, and it’ll be great throughout the [...]
Two All-Timers Finally Get Their Just Due
Many people are very, very happy about the Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA Title in 6 games over the Miami Heat. Fans of the Dallas Mavericks are obviously thrilled about their franchise’s first title, and how sweet it is to be a near-perfect avengance (yes, I just made up a word) from the 2006 NBA [...]
Right Idea, Wrong Decision for Bill Stewart
West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart recently stepped aside and resigned from his position as the head coach of the football team in order to make way for Dana Holgorsen who was set to take over the reigns following this season. What started as a surprisingly understanding agreement that Stewart would coach the team this [...]
Wimbledon Preview: Favorites, Dark Horses, and Bad Bets
Yeshayahu Ginsburg There is very little more elegant and pristine in sports than watching lawn tennis as it was meant to be played. Unfortunately, the green grass courts get beat up very quickly after hours of running and pounding on it. I would advise anyone who can to watch at least part of some of [...]
CFB’s 2011 Dirty Dozen Preview Part 5: Best Non-AQ Teams (Not Named Boise St. or TCU)
Its now only 87 days until the first Saturday in the College Football season kicks off, but its never to early to start looking forward to what should be, as always, another terrific college football season. Last year saw Auburn come from the depths of nowhere to win the BCS National Championship game, led by [...]
Hockey’s Back in Winnipeg! and Some Thoughts on the Rough Stuff
The Atlanta Flames, er, Thrashers are no more. The state bird of Georgia is migrating north to Canada to the city of Winnipeg. First of all, congratulations to Winnipeg. Hockey belongs in Canada. It’s just the way things should be…and that’s coming from an American. Many in the hockey world believed that the Phoenix Coyotes [...]
David Wright Trade Possibilites: Dbacks and Tigers Possible Destinations
I almost feel bad for the Mets with the financial mess they have gotten themselves into, but can you ever really feel bad for a New York based team? No, the Mets are on the hook for over $142 million this season, and have only 5 players on the payroll for next season and that [...]
